Carpet made of the clippings of a knitted texture



March 19; 1935.

I 1'994',659 M. DE v. DE A. MASCARENHAS I CARPET MADE THE CLIPPINGS OF A KNITTED TEXTURE 7 Filed June 14, 1935 2, Sheets-Sheet 1 M r a De Lourdes Villela De Andmde Moscarenhus INVEN OR,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARPET MADE OF THE CLIPPINGS OF A KNITTED TEXTURE Maria de Lourdes Villela de Andrade Mascarenhas, Juiz de Fora, Brazil Application June 14, 1933, Serial No. 675,69 In Brazil June 20, 1932 1 Claim. (Cl. 28-1) This invention relates to a carpet constructed the second ring 2, the portion 11 of this ring of the clippings or parings of a knitted. fabric of passing over the front of said lower portion 10. cotton, worsted or mercerized stockings or other Then portion 11 runs through its own loop 12 knit goods. and is brought down so as to form a link which As is well known, rough materials used in is in intimate contact with the first or preceding 5 manufacturing carpets are very variable and ring. Obviously, in this modification the conmake the production of Aubusson, spotted and necting operations will be also repeated as many similar carpets too expensive. times as is necessary to make a chain and. the In accordance with this invention a carpet or extreme rings may constitute the fringe of the the like is produced of materials nowadays concarpet. 10

sidered as useless for this purpose. The carpet It will be noted that Figs. 1 and 2 show the will be inexpensive and both its faces may be used. clippings or parings loosely interconnected. for Such manufacture will create a new source of the sake of clearness. profit for the knitting factories. When placed in a loom the chains 14 for the 15 The invention is shown in the appended draw- Warp will have their double links tightened and 15 ings in which Fig. 1 shows the preferred way of the chains 15 for the weft will be like the warp connecting the clippings to form a chain or chains 14. The knots as shown in Fig. 2 can be strand serving for the warp and weft of the brought through said double links of chains 14 carpet; Fig. 2 is a different form of connection for and the two chains will form a strong, straitlaced said clippings; and Fig. 3 is a portion of a carpet body as is required for goods of this nature. made up of such strands. As the rings severed from a stocking constitute The rough material used in manufacturing the homogeneou co d h v 0 Wrong Side, it

carpet consists of annular clippings or bands 1, will be obvious that a carpet formed of such rings these clippings being severed from stockings or has no wrong side.

other knit goods. They are usually of heavy The carpet may be of one color or can have a 25 fabric and are ring shaped already half-rolled up. marginal bar of any given color with the re- As it will be seen from Fig. 1, the strand or chain mainder of the carpet of one or more colors. In for the carpet texture is obtained by passing ring this case, either the clippings from knitted colored 2 through the lower portion 4 of ring 1, then stockings or fabrics can be utilized, or the clipbringing forward and downward the portion 5 pings can be. dyed to different shades and used of said ring 2, so that this ring will form a'double in the strands so as to give a required designlink 6, which secures ring 2 to the ring 1. My invention can be applied to carpets and the Through the lower portion 7 of ring 2 is inserted like, but it is likewise applicable for tapestry a ring 3, the portion 8 of which is then brought work.

forward and downward. This portion 8 forms What I claim as new and desire to secure by 35 also a double link 9 to secure ring 3 to ring 2 and Letters Patent of the United States of America is:

- this operation is repeated until a suitable chain is A carpet strand to form the chains intended formed required for the size of the carpet to be for weaving in a loom consisting of interlinked woven. annular bands of scrap knitted material, the sec- 40 It will be noted that the first as well as the 0nd band being doubled through the first band, 40 last clipping or ring of the chain can be pulled and the third band being doubled through the out to form extreme fringe 1a., Fig. 3. two depending links of the second band.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the interlocking of the rings is effected as follows: The MARIA nr. LOURDES VILLELA lower portion 10 of the first ring is passed through DE ANDRADE MASCARENHAS. 

